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    3. 昧

    昧

    昧くら.い

    dark

    NTCore ConceptsKanji9 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    くら.いむさぼ.る

    On'yomi

    マイバイ

    darkfoolish

    日未

    日
    木

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    晰映昨昭昵昿柏柚晒映旺明

    Concepts using this kanji

    一行三昧

    complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer)

    自由三昧

    free

    不昧流

    Fumai school of tea ceremony

    曖昧

    vague

    悪行三昧

    committing every evil

    念仏三昧

    being deep in prayer

    風流三昧

    taking delight in elegant pursuits

    読書三昧

    being absorbed in reading

    刃物三昧

    swinging a knife around

    昧旦

    dawn

    戯作三昧

    being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction)

    放蕩三昧

    being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures

    無知愚昧

    unenlightened

    般舟三昧経

    Pratyutpanna Samadhi Sutra

    贅沢三昧

    indulging in every possible luxury

    遊蕩三昧

    being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures

    三昧耶形

    object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life

    曖昧性解消

    disambiguation

    無知蒙昧

    unenlightened

    三昧

    samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

    三昧耶

    time

    蒙昧主義

    obscurantism

    曖昧さ回避

    disambiguation (of a Wikipedia page, etc.)

    三昧耶戒

    precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

    愚昧

    stupid

    曖昧屋

    brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

    曖昧宿

    brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

    曖昧茶屋

    brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

    曖昧アクセント

    Aimai accent, used in parts of Kanto

    曖昧さ

    ambiguity

    曖昧模糊

    obscure

    昧爽

    dawn

    蒙昧

    ignorant

    凡庸愚昧

    ordinary and ignorant

    三昧耶曼荼羅

    samya mandala (in Shingon)

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    • 愚昧
    • 三昧
    • 無知蒙昧
    • 曖昧
    • 曖昧さ
    • 曖昧模糊
    • 蒙昧
    • 読書三昧
    • 刃物三昧
    • 贅沢三昧
    • 凡庸愚昧
    • 念仏三昧
    • 風流三昧
    • 放蕩三昧
    • 遊蕩三昧
    • 悪行三昧
    • 戯作三昧
    • 自由三昧
    • 無知愚昧
    • 蒙昧主義
    • 昧旦
    • 三昧耶形
    • 三昧耶
    • 三昧耶戒
    • 曖昧アクセント
    • 曖昧宿
    • 曖昧屋
    • 曖昧茶屋
    • 曖昧性解消
    • 三昧耶曼荼羅
    • 曖昧さ回避
    • 一行三昧
    • 不昧流
    • 昧爽
    • 般舟三昧経

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